The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, October 03, 1903, Image 4
Trial Of James H. Tillman
|('ontinucd 1? in 1 -t i >mc
shot through t-.c Mum icli, ami
cannot live.'
Till: l?V INO I ?K? l.A ilA'l loN.
Then Mr. .las. A. Mint, Jr.,
the assistant editor ot I'lic Mate
now and at the lime of the .shoot
ino, via for the second time called
to the stand. lie related how, :
when 11is reached his wounded
friend and chief and. like Mr. j
Wallace, kneltQheside him, Mr. j
Gonzales said: "I was afraid
that I couhl not live until my wifej
cuino." Mrs. Gonzales had left |
n short time hoforo. Keplying to j
!
(juestions. Mr. lloyt was about to
disclose Mr. Gonzales' statement
of the assault then given to him.
when Mr. Croft*, the prisoner's
leudtng counsel, was instantly on
his feet to object. The long,
stubbornly maintained argument
over the admissibility of the statement
followed, consuming per*
haps two hours. The defense relied
for the most part on the tes
timoDy ofDr. L. Grillith. It was
developed that the latter had testitied
that between the interviews
of Messrs. .m.l I !.-?? ?
had administered restoratives lo
Mr. Gouzalos, that lio lud spoken
cheeringly and hopefully to
him, and that Mr. Gonzales, had
buiilcd. This, c intended the doI
fondant's counsel, with great vigor
and emphasis, betokened that (
the belief in impending death had
left Mr. Gonzales1 mind before
lie spoke with Mr. Hoyt. Early
in the course of the argument
JuJgc Gary clearly indicated the
bent of his intention to admit the
statement, and apparently was
about to so rule. Mr Croft and
Mr. Is' el son had argued the objections
and the solicitor hud replied.
Mr. Johnstone rose and
asked to speak before the decision
was rendered. There was a misunderstanding
as to tho terms of
Dr. GrillitlTs language and his
recall b> the -bind was discussed. [
The fuels wore agreed upon will. - j
out this, the judge waiting with I
his usual indulgent patience.
Mr. Johnstone spoke with force (
and at length, holding that the (
incident in the ambulance deserih
ed by Dr. Mcintosh indicated
Mi. (ion/ales' tirst certain up
prehension of coming death.
Mr. Bellinger replied, contending
that his remarks to Mr. Wallace,
coupled with his remark to
Mr. Iloyt, showed that ho was
fully conscious of his condition
and that the ' smile" mentioned
by Dr. Urittilh was merely a
courteous recognition of the doc
lor s Kindly interest.
Mr. Crawford followed, emphasizing
this portion and arguing
the law as applying to the
situation created l>y the tcsti
mony.
Mr. Buchanan replied, citing
authorities,for the defense's con
tention and the solicitor cited
others contra. Kvcry phase of
tho law of dying declarations
seemingly was elucidated but his
honor, when he came to rule,
had evidently not been moved
u from his original clear view of
Th *"The law on this subject
is well settled this State,'' he |
aaid. "Tho only dilliculty i* in ,
applying it to the facts. It is ,
aid* aigiM sufficiently cstuhli>bed by die (
Laxati doctors and other witnesses that ?
Mr. Gonzales was in extremis ,
i3arnoan(j apprehended imminent death
hie wil when he spoke with Mr. Hoyt. (
r So tho statement will be ndinitt-L
Bel ed."
THE AFTEKNOON SESSION. j
The dinner hour had arrived
and a recess was taken. At 3 t
o'clock Mr. Hoyt te>tified to Mr.
Gonzales' statement as follows:
He said that he had left The Stale a
office to go to dinner; ho was a
walking along Main street to
wards the Stnto capitol, and ho
ir<>t nearly to fhe city railway
transfer -tutii n wh n he saw Jim
l'i!l.?ian (. tailing j r. ,,, ih . cupito !
with two nen whom he didn't recognize;
he saul there were several
peojxe standing around the
corner, and that he saw if he kept
his course along the edge of
the pavement he would brush
against these men, and, to avoid
them, he cut diagonally across the
pavement towards the corner of
I no trausiei station, and us he
was going across ho saw Tillman
pull a big pistol and shoot. lie
said that ho turned and faced him
and exclaimed, "Shoot aguin, you <
coward. Von have killed me.1'
lie looked Tillman in the face and
Tillman held the pistol at him hut
didn't shoot; ho said that then
some gentlemen ran up and helped
him; ho said that just as he shot?
ju>t uhout the time Tillman shot
?that he, Tillman, exclaimed,
"1 have done what you said,'' or
"1 have taken you at your word,''
or something like that.
Dr. (I. \V. Barren, brother of
tlw? lot#* nilik?e'o teifo ' ?? 11 - 1
?UV i(itv V a nilV) ? US UilllCU
and testified that at the hospital, a
short time before Mr. Gonzales
was operated upon, the witness'
inquired of him it he knew that
he would probably die. Mr. Gonzales
replied atlirmatively.
1'hen l)r. J. \V. liabcock, now
aud for 12 >ears superintendent
of the State hospital tor the insane,
in Columbia,. was sworn.
On account of his high oilicial
position as well as his reputation
as a professional man of experience,
poise and character, his testimony
was heard with close attention.
He was in the room
with Mr. Gonzales in the hospital;
'die was there as a friend of
N. G. Gonzales," to employ his
own words, before the operation
was entered upon and hoard Mr.
Gonzales make a state.iiout. lie
had taken down in long-liand this
O
statement as accurately as ho
COllld. Mild l*r. fun- J ii rt \ 1?!-j
7 ....x. . VAVI t IV7 II 1 O IIUIC
hook, this statement he repeated:
Mr. Gonzales was probably saying
something when these notes
begun, us I entered the room.
This, as near as 1 could take it
down, i.- what he said: 4'He had
line man with him who was a particular
friend of his, Tulbird; another
man whose fuce I did not
observe. 1 started for the State
house, as usual. As I got to the
corner of Gcrvuis street. 1 recognized
Tillman. 1 know if 1 kept
on I would collide with him three
abreast, both on the outside. 1
cut diagonally to the left, intending
to turn the corner into Ger-1
v.lis street, winch 1 could have
done without touching the inside
man. As 1 got on the turn two
or three feet front tlae exact corner
he said, pulling pistol or had
it in sleeve, pulled and fired and
made some expression. The
shock threw me around against
the pillar on Main street. 1 faced
him. He pointed pistol. I called
him coward, lie said, '1 took
your advice,' or something to
that elTect. He put pistol in
pocket and sauntered into the
street. 1 never sent him a message.
He said 'I have takon you
it the word.' I suppose ho roterrcd
to something I said in edi*
toriai in campaign. He said this
if tor he fired. I had no idea of
neoting him. I had seen him
two days before in lobby of house.
The thing was finished as far as I
tvas concerned."
August Kohn, chief of the
Jharleston News and Courier's
Columbia bureau, was present
vith Dr. liahcock and corrobora
ed in general the statement as
opeated by the latter. Ho also i
estilied that Mr. Gonzales had,,
hen told him that Tillman did not, {
ddrcss any words to him until j'
fter ho had fired upon him. M
.1
I'll Kill I'FKSONAI. KKI.ATIONS. i|
On the cross examination of fc
Mr. Wall tee, Mr. Nelson questioned
bim as 1<? Mr. 1 Jan/ales
feeling towards ti e prisoner. Mr.
\S allace ?ti>I not know that Mr.
Gonzales harbored enmity towards
bim. Mr Nelson inquired if he
did not know from The State ediloi
i ds that Mr. (Jon/ales' attitude
was bitter towards Tillman. The
pi oMiculion objected that the editorials,
winch were in evidence,
spoke for themselves. Mr. Croft
adopted a similar line towards
Mr. Kohn, asdic! Mr. Nelson to?
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nminat ion.
OTIlKIt OH.IKCTION8.
When Dr. Babcock testified as
to Mr. Gonzales' statement at the
hospital, the defense emphatically
objected to the admission of parts
of it which it was claimed did not
hear on the actual circumstances
of the shooting. The punt was
argued at some length, and then
counsel withdrew the objection.
Mr. Nelson, cross examining
Dr. Barron, the brother-in law of
Mr. Gonzales, prefacing the qucs
tion by saying that he did not in tend
to wound his feelings, but
merely to show bis frame of mind,
asked: "Did you say that if Till- i
man were acquitted ho would he i
killed?'* The witness responded
with positivenoss that ho did not,
and in like manner to other ques- i
tions of similai trend.
Such wore features of the third
day.
SAVES TWO FROM DEATQ.
"Our little daughter had an al - i
most fatal attack of whooping
cough and brontbities," writes
Mrs. \V. lv. Ilaviland, of Armonk,
N. Y., "but, when all other
remedies failed, we saved her
life with I)r. King's New Discov
cry. Our niece, who had Comsumption
in an advanced stage,
also used this wonderful medicine '
and to-day she is perfectly well."
Despdrate throat and lung disease
yield to Dr. King's Discovery
as to no other medicine on
earth. Infallible for Coughs and
Colds. 50c and $1.00 bottles
guaranteed by Crawford Eros' .1.
F. Mackey & Co. and T. E Funderburk's.
Trial bottles free.
Texas Crop Badly Hurt
/ i - 1 i
vjruivcsion, lex., Sept. liT.?
The Post tomorrow publishes a
report allowing that great damage
has been done to cotton over the
State by the boll weevil, the boll
worm, the sharpshooter and dry
weather. The estimate of the
probable crop, based on tin- reports
from country correspondents,
is placed at 2,500,000
provided that there is a late frost.
The popular estimate six weeks
ago was 0,000,000 hales. The
reports of insect damage come
from S9 connlies. About a dozen
counties report a good crop prospect,
but those ate mostly from
producers. It is stated that there
is absolutely no chance for a
"top" or second crop.
Accident in Greenville.
Special to News und Courier.
Greenville, Sept. 21?.?Henry
Sam Floyd, machinist and blacksmith,
wns accidentally killed at
0.30 o'clock this afternoon, at the
Woodside Cotton Mill, by fulling
on a largo pulley connected with
the main shafting of the mill en gine.
Death was instantaneous.
Floyd was 40 years old and a
rood laborer, lie leaves a wife
n
and three children.
SPENT MORE THAN S1000
VV. \V. Baker of l'kiinview,
Neb., writes: "My wifesiifTored
from lung trouble for fifteen
years. She tried a number of
doctors and spent over #1000 '
without relief. She became very
low and lost all hope* A friend
recommended Foley's Honey and c
Par and thanks to this great rem*
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Kev. Jiio. S Cox, of Wake,
Ark., writes. "For 12 )ears I
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Co: mi ho I a ii!i:iib"r of pliy-lei ins
and tried all so? Is of medieitics,
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ry
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And .Johnny Fought.
"M> son,'' said the father, "1
am grieved to learn that you engaged
in a disgraceful hrawl with
? r~ f~
the little Ilorniek boy."'*
"I don't cure, papa. 1 had to
light him."
"Uad to tight him, Johnny!
iYhat was the reason?"
" W hy, he said something about
you that 1 couldn't stand for."
"He did? The little rat! And
you licked him?"
"Of courso I did."
"Good for you, ill) son! Hero's
:i nickel for you. What did ho
miv nlioiit nil'?"
"1 don't liko to toll, papa."
"That's all light. You can
Loll 1110."
"lint 1 don't like to repeat it.
It had swear words iu it."
"It did? Well, leave out the
swear words and tell nie."
"lie said--he said that 1 was
the bad worded picture of you!"
?Judge.
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W hen you have a cough or
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Ask for Foley's Honey
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Creel., C miles each from the
Ilailc and Brewer gold mines, 7
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For terms apply to
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\ 10. Funderburk.
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Oct. 15, 1902.? tf.
To the T'.xpiytri (f fa master
( ( only. lie Treason*:(Ill e will
I t* i |H':' f r (}>:* < (>'!( < tloii < r (axes,
v. Mli lit |i nil';,', lor ,h li-cil year
l!)o3 from ii>' il:<y t f Octnl)(*r In
the 31s ila? i>f Dc.cinl) r, inclusive.
The levy is as f-?lI?>\v>:
Hlate T.*:x, 5 roll's
Cbunty Tax, 4 mills
Special (I. A 0 II R) 3 mills
Sinking Futi'1 ( <fc C It It) 1 mill
Constitutional School Tax 3 mills
SPECIAL TjOCALI LEVY (8, V, & OA. EX.
K. K.)
Cane Creek Township 4\ mills
Gills Cieal' Township 5 mills
Pl? asant Hill Township 3 mills
SPECIAL LOCAL FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES
Van Wyck Kchool restrict 2 in lis
Lancaster 4A mills
Lancaster, Interest on
Bonds & b'k'u Fund U mills. G mills
Kershaw, 4 mills
H;>atli Springs, 3 mills
OakhurrJ, 4 mills
Jones X Roads 2 mills
TOTAL I.LVy BY DISTRICTS
Indian I.and 1G mills
Indian Land. Van Wyck, 18 mills
Waxhaw, 16 mills
Wax haw. Van Wyck, 18 mills
OuneCreek, 2CJ mills
Cane Creek, I ancastt r, 2e'j mills
PUT A fro**It T v T*
w uivtav, J , a"\ IV, mlllH
OUIm ret k. 21 mills
Gills reek, Lancaster, 27 mills
Gills ('reek. J X II, 21 mills
iluford IB mills
Flat Creek, 16 mills
Flut Creek. KtrsliH#, 20 mills
* I*?c-u~hii1 Hill, 19 mills
| Pleasant Kill, Kershaw, 23 mills
Pleasant Hill, Heatli Springs 22 mills j
Pleasant Hill, Oakhurst, 23 mills i
I'ii as nt Hill, J X R, 21 mills 1
(!edar i'reek, 16 mills 1
Cedar Creek, J X R is mills I
RespeotfuHy. I
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( s!ept. 28, 1003, County Treas. 3